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A move counter

What we are doing

A good game shows how you are doing. We add moves, set it to 0 when dealing, and write Moves 0 at the top of the table. Counting comes in the next step.

```js
let moves

  moves = 0

  ctx.fillStyle = 'white'
  ctx.font = 'bold 15px sans-serif'
  ctx.textAlign = 'left'
  ctx.fillText('Moves ' + moves, LEFT, 24)
```

What it means

• moves is set to 0 in deal, so every new game starts from zero.
• The text is drawn after the cards, at the top left; 'Moves ' + moves joins text and a number.

Your turn

1. Under let drag ... write let moves.
2. In deal, under piles.stock = deck, write moves = 0.
3. In draw, after the for loop's closing }, leave an empty line and write the four text lines.

Skills: Game states, Drawing on a canvas

← Tap to move Count the moves →

All steps

1. The green table
2. Draw one card
3. The face of a card
4. Red and black
5. A deck of 52
6. Shuffle
7. Piles in one object
8. Deal the seven columns
9. A place for every pile
10. Put the piles on the table
11. Fan out the columns
12. Outlines for empty places
13. Turn over a card
14. Space turns a card
15. Go through the stock again
16. What is under the pointer?
17. Hitting a card in a column
18. Tap the stock
19. Rule 1: building a column
20. Rule 2: building a foundation
21. Move cards by the rules
22. Turn over the uncovered card
23. Find where a card goes
24. Pick up a card
25. Tap to move
26. A move counter
27. Count the moves
28. Where did you grab it?
29. Follow the pointer
30. Draw the held cards at the pointer
31. Drop it where you want
32. Drop a king into an empty column
33. A clock
34. Winning
35. You won!
36. A new game
37. The best time
38. Snapshots of the table
39. Undo
40. Build it yourself: finish by itself